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2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Museum Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 117 degrees and certificates were awarded to museum studies students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #204 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New York to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Museum Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the museum studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in New York.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for museum studies students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Full Museum Studies at New York University Report

#2

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY

The excellent programs at SUNY Oneonta helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in New York. Located in the remote town of Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Museum Studies at SUNY Oneonta Report

#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in New York. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

Full Museum Studies at Syracuse University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fashion Institute of Technology is a great place for museum studies students. Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in New York. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

Full Museum Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology Report

#5

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

The excellent programs at Buffalo State helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best museum studies schools in New York. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Full Museum Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

St John’s University - New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for museum studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for museum studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Full Museum Studies at Hunter College Report

With a ranking of #10, Queensborough Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for museum studies students. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a large student population.

Full Museum Studies at Queensborough Community College Report

Best Museum Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Museum Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 15
Maryland 129
New Jersey 5
District of Columbia 65

One of 44 majors within the area of study, museum studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Museum Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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